Soviet Americana - The Cultural History of Russian and Ukrainian AmericanistsPevná vazba
In 1991, there were more than 1,000 "Americanists" - experts in U.S. history and politics - working in the Soviet Union. The Americanist community played a vital role in the Cold War, as well as in…
Specifikacia Soviet Americana - The Cultural History of Russian and Ukrainian AmericanistsPevná vazba
In 1991, there were more than 1,000 "Americanists" - experts in U.S. history and politics - working in the Soviet Union. The Americanist community played a vital role in the Cold War, as well as in large part directing the cultural consumption of Soviet society and shaping perceptions of the U.S. To shed light onto this important, yet under-studied, academic community, Sergei Zhuk explores the personal histories of prominent Soviet Americanists, considering the myriad cultural influences - from John Wayne's bravado in the film Stagecoach to Miles Davis - that shaped their identities, careers, and academic interests.Zhuk's compelling account draws on a wide range of understudied archival documents, periodicals, letters, and diaries as well as more than 100 exclusive interviews with prominent Americanists to take the reader from the post-war origins of American studies,
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